Two Die As Tanker Crushes Tricycles In Lagos

Two people, a tricycle driver and one passenger, died on Tuesday after a petrol tanker crushed three tricycles in the Ikotun area of Lagos State.

According to reports, the tanker suffered a brake loss before ramming into the motorcycles.

Confirming the incident, the spokesperson for Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Abebayo Taofiq, said in a statement that the agency rescued four people in the crash.

He said, “The accident which occurred around 12:30 pm today involved a fully loaded container truck (JJJ 125) and three mini commercial buses (tricycles) with registration nos (LSD 83 QM), (AKD 690 QK) & (AKL 87 QF),” the statement reads.

“The driver of one of the mini commercial buses (tricycle) with one passenger died instantly.

“Those four (4) rescued accident victims by Lastma personnel were two pregnant women and two children.

“A preliminary investigation revealed that the fully loaded container truck (JJJ 125) had a brake failure and crushed 3 tricycles by a valley around Synagogue when going towards Ikotun.”

This is coming days after a container fell on a commercial bus in Lagos, killing 9 people, including children.